n Tuckahoe Notebook: May 2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

One barn swallow

5/15

"One barn swallow"


I like to watch
One barn swallow
And follow her flight:

A dip, a dive, a small loop, a large loop, up over the roof, down to skim the ground, 
Around and around.

A friend chases her, she chases a friend.

She flies to the entrance of the barn and balks each time.
Is she curious why I lean on a gate in her home?
Is she angry that I'm near her nest?

There are bugs to catch ,
She can't answer or rest.

As long as it's light,
She is a fluttering, chattering, swerving, chirping 
Bundle of energy
Perpetually 
On the hunt.